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UANJMAKING MACHINE.

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Amos CaJIEsan.

No. 818,805. PATENTED APR. 24, 1906. B. ADRIANCE & A. OALLESON.

CAN MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.1,1902.

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CAN MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1. 1902.

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BENJAMIN ADRIANCE AND AMOS CALLESON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK; SAID CALLESON ASSIGNOR TO SAID ADRIANCE.

CAN-MAKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

I atented'April 24, 1 9061 implication filed April 1, 1902. Serial No. 101,003-

city of New York, and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Can Making Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The machine herein shown and described, which embodies our invention, as hereinafter claimed, automatically picks up can-body blanks from a pile of blanks placed at one end of the machine and successively forms the blanks around a horn into a can-body with overlapping ends and matching beads and grooves in the lapped ends, solders these ends, and flanges outwardly the ends of the can-bodies. Suitable feed devices feed the blanks, the partially-formed and formed canbodies to and from the difierent places in the machine where the above-mentioned operations take place, and confining-fin ers, which are believed to be novel in a body-forming machine, as hereinafter claimed, hold the lapped ends of the can-body together during its passage from the place on the horn where it is formed and during its passage under the soldering devices to the place on the horn where the ends of the can-body are flanged.

In the accompanying twelve sheets of drawings, which form a part of this specifi cation, Figure 1 is an elevation showing that part of the machine which picks up the canbody blanks, forms the blanks into can-" bodies, and solders the overlapping ends of the blanks. Fig. 2 is an elevation showing that part of the machine which solders the overlapping ends of the blanks and flanges outwardly-the ends of the can-bodies. Fig. 3 is a plan showing the parts illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan showing the parts illustrated in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the lines of Fig. l and Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows, showing the mechanism for picking up the'canbody blanks from a pile of blanks. Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the lines a :11 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows, showing the feeding devices. Fig. 7 is a perspective view looking in the direction of the arrows x x of Figs. 1 and 3, showing the pick-up mechanism and feeding devices. Fig.

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8 is a perspective from the same point of view, showing the horn with the cushion-sleeve omitted. Fig. 9 is a perspective from the same point of view, showing the clampingbar, guides for the body-blanks attached to the clamping-bar, and folding-dies, hinged to the clamping-bar. Fig. 10 is a vertical section on the lines 90 23 of Figs. 1 and 3 looking in the direction of the arrows, showing the mechanism for forming the blanks around the horn into a can-body with lapping ends and matching beads and grooves in the lapped ends;the folding-dies being open and the bead and groove forming mechanism being lifted away from the horn to the position occupied after the blank has been fed and is about to be folded around the horn. Fig. 10 is a detail showing the connection of the horn to the framework of the machine. Fig. 1 1 is a similar section showing the folding-dies partially operated. Fig. 12 is a similar section showing the foldingdics fully operated. Fig. 13 is a vertical section on the lines a. .r of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows and in the opposite direction to Fig. 10, Fig. 11, and Fig. 12, showing the folding-dies open and the confining-piece of the bead and,

' of Fig. 1 and F 3 looking in the direction of the arrows, drawn to the scale of Fig. 13, showing the confining-iiiigcrs, the solder-feeding mechanism, soldering-iron, and heatingbox. Fig. 15 is a vertical section on the lines at r of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows, showing the guide for the end of the clamping-bar and support for the mechanism for operating the clamping-bar and folding-dies, the confining-fingers, the cup For flux, the soldering iron, heatingbox, and burner. Fig. 16 is a vertical sectionon the lines 1: .r of Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 looking in the direction of the arrows, showing the con fining-lingers, the solder-feeding mechanism, soldering-iron, and heating- Fig. 17 is a vertical section on the lines :0" .r" of Figs. 2 and 4 looking in the direction of the arrows, showing the steadying device for the horn adjoining the llanging mechanism.

Fig. 18 is a vertical section on the lines :6 x looking in the direction of the arrows, of Figs.

1-3. 1, and19, showing the flanging mechanism h the chucks open. Fig. 19 is a longitudisection on the lines in x of Fl 20 lookin the direction of the arrows, drawn to a target scale, showing the chuck, gaging-fingers, and portion of the horn-with flangingshoulders and cushion sleeve, with the axes cf the chuck and horn .coincident and the chuck closed and a can-body between the chuck andhorn. Fig. 20 is a vertical section on the lines 9: :2 of Fig. 19, drawn to the same scale as Fig. 19, showing the same parts except the can-body. Fig. 21 is a longitudinalsection similar t'o Fig. 19', but showing the axes of the chuck and horneccentric anda can-Body p'artially flanged. Fig. 22 is a vertical section similar to Fig. 20'on the lines w 23 of Fig. 21 looking in the direction of the arrows and showing the chuck and horn eccentric. Fig. 23 is a vertical section on the lines a) x of Figs. 4 and 19, showing'the flanging mechanism with the chuck en and one of the cooperating cams for rorlilcing a circular vibratory motion of the chuck. Fig. 24 is a vertical section on the lines as (E24 of 4 and 19, omitting the chuck and showare fed to the machine and operated upon.

I is held in place This support holds a pile of blanks which are in reserveand is not obstructed b any automatic device for taking the bla 's' from the pile and feeding them'intothe machine; but at the side ofthis support and in line with the support andalso in line with the mechanism by which the'blanks are fed to the machine and' are operated upon is asecond support 2. This second support ison'a lower level than the other support. Guides 3, 4,"5, and 6 surround" the si es of the second support and confine the pile of blanks on this support. Between the two su ports is a passage-way, stepped by reasono the difierence in level of the twosupports, through which the pile of blanks can be transferred from the first supert to the second su port when the guide 6 isout of the way. T is guide-is formed of a piece Ofsheet metal with two vertical folds, as shown in Fig. 3'. Viewed in the direction of'Fi g. 7, the section to the left forms a beveled' latch which is hinged to the guide and by a spring 7. On the first sup ort the blanks can be piled up by theatten ant withoutreference to'thequantity ofblanks which may be on the other support or the timing of the mechanism of the machine when it is running. Vllhen the top of the pile of blanks on the second support is belowthe level of the first support, theattendant, at convenience and before the blanks are entirely taken from the second pile, pushes the pile of blanks from the first support to the second support. This must be done when the devices for automatically taking the blanks from the pile are lifted and out-of the way. An angle-plate, 8 rovided with a handle, is conveniently used by the attendant in pushing the pile of blanks off from the first support and onto the second support.

Above the second support are four horse shoe-magnets 9, formin a pick-u mechanism. These are adjustabl y clamped on acrossbar 1 0. Twoof the magnets'pickupthe blanks near one end, and the other two-magnets pick up the blanks near the other end'. The crossbar is attached to the lower end of the vertic'al rod 11 and means are provided for lifting and lowering the pick-up mechanism. These means are the-cam 12 on a suitably-driven cam-shaft 13 and the transmitting mechanism consisting of the angle-lever 14, with a cam-roller 15bearing against the cam on one arm of the lever and a link 16 connecting the other arm of the lever with the bar to which the magnets are attached. The cam lifts the magnets and they fall by gravity when the cut-away side of the cam is opposite the camroller. The -mag:nets at each revolution of the machine are lifted to a fixed height, which is slightl above the under side of a stop 17 for the lanksand midway between the magnets which seize the blanks near one end and the magnets which seize the'blanks near the other end. This stop is fixed in relation to the mechanism, and the manner in which it is supported will be pointed out later. It causes each blank tocurve slightly as it is picked up, and the pick-up mechanism reaches the highest point of its movement. The urpose of this-is in case more than one bla should be picked up at the same time by the magnets to separate and dislodge the additional blank if two blanks should adhere together. This adhesion is broken because they must sli on each other in curving. At the upper'en ofnthe rod which supports the cross-bar of the pick-up mechanism is a piston 18 in an air-chamber 19, supported by the framework of the machine. There is an adjustable vent 20 to this air-chamber, and by adjusting this the approach of the magnets to the blanks can be made as gradual and with'as little shock as is desired. This is important because atoo sudden seizing and pounding of the blanks by the magnets weakens the strength of the magnetism. When the position, t e blank carried thereby is o posite feeding devices which remove the b ank horizontally from the magnets. These horizontall'y feeding devices are two parallel plates 21, placed side-by side, joined together i ya transverse piece 22 and carryinga' pair 1pick-up mechanism is in its raised eration of the clamping-bar.

of rigidly-attached feeding-fingers 23, which engage the blank which is picked up by the magnets, and a series of pivoted feeding fingers 24, which effect the further feeding of the blank.

Two rods 25 are attached to the facing-surfaces of the plates and carry other pivoted feeding-fingers 26, which feed the can-bodies. The feeding mechanism is operated by a earn 2 which engages the cam-roller 28 on an arm 29. This arm is attached to a vertical shaft 30, which is supported in brackets 31. Another arm 32, also attached to this shaft, is connected, through a link 33, with a bracket 34, projecting from one of the plates of the feeding devices. The feeding devices are guided in their horizontal movement by two grooves in a horn 35, which receive the roz's 25. The horn is ri idly bolted at one end to a log 36, cast on t e side of the right-hand way for the slide shown in Fig. 10, and the stop 17 is rigidly fixed in the end of the horn.

he other end of the horn is not attached to the frame of the machine, but is free, so that tle can-bodies formed thereon can be slipped 0 Underneath the horn is a clamping-bar 37, which is pivoted at one end to a stud 38 and is guided at the other end in a notch 39 in a art of the framework of the machine. The

lanks are fed between the clamping-bar and the horn. Guides 40 for the blanks are attached to and supported by the clampingbar. These guides, in addition to sup orting the blanks that are being fed, guide t e en s of the blanks. The vertical movement of the clamping-bar is so slight that the guides do not move out of place materially with the op- The clampingbar also sup orts a pair of curved formingdies 41 42, the forming-dies being hinged to the clamping-bar. As the forming-dies are operated only when the clamping-bar is against the horn, this'support for the forming-dies is always in the same position when they are to be operated and is as suitable as though it were a fixed support. The operation of the clam ping-bar is effected by a cam 43 on the cam-shaft. This -cam engages a cam-roller 44 on the end of an arm 45, which is mate fast to a shaft 46. Attached to this shaft is a gear-segment 47, which engages with a gear-segment 48, onwhich is a cam 49. The gear-segment -18 and cam 49 are formed from one circular piece of metal, the gearteeth occupying part of the circuniference and the cam-surface 'the remainder. The cam acts on a roller 50 at the end of a lever 51, which lies under the clamping-bar. The cam-surface is. at a fixed distance from the axis with the exception of that portion which lies under the roller when the cam is in its initialposition. (Shown in Fig. 10.) In this positionthe cam-roller rests in the notch 49, and the clamping-bar is'allowed to fall away from the horn, so as to leave sufficient space between it and the horn for the passage of a can-body blank or can-bod 3 A lever 52 is rigidly connected to the cam and gear-segment, and both operate on a common pivot 53. Links 54 and 55 connect, respectively, the curved forming-dies 41 and 42 with a common pivot 56 on the lever. The parts are so arranged and proportioned that when the dies are closed around the horn the fulcrum 53 of the lever will be approximately on a projection of a right line passing throng the ends of the link 54, connected to the die 41, and when the dies are open the fulcrum 53 of the lever will be a) jroximately on a right line passing throug h the ends of the link 55, connected to the die 42, and between the ends of the link. By reason of the arrangement and proportion of the lever and links and their connection to the forming-dies the die 41 is operated more rapidly at the beginnin than at the end of its movement toward the horn, while the die 42 is operated more slowly at the beginning than at the end of its movement toward the horn. In consequence, although they are both operated by the movement of the same lever and are connected to the lever at the same point and the operation of both begins and. ends at the same time one will be operated farther than the other at all interme. iate oints of operation, as shown in Fig. 11, am this will insure the proper la ping of the ends of the blank at the top of tie horn. Guiding-lugs 57 project ii1warlly toward the horn at the two outer corners of each of the forming-dies and insure the proper positioning of the blankas it is being folded around the horn. Suitable notches are provided in the horn in which the lugs enter when the forming-dies are closed around the horn.

A longitudinal guiding-groove 58 adjoins the lapped ends of the lank when it is folded around the horn and is preferably formed in the to of the horn. A punch 59 is attached to t e lower end of a vertical slide 60, whichis guided in the framework of the machine. The punch mates with the groove in the horn and when closed against the horn forms matching beads and grooves in the lap ed ends of the formed can-body. The punch passes through an opening in a confining-piece 61, the bottomof which is -\n'ormally slightlybelow the end of the punch.

The confining-piece is supported from the slide and is normally hel l in this position by a spring 62. The punch is operated by a cam 63, attached to the cam-shaft. This cam engages a cam-roller 64 on one end of the lever 65, fulcrumed to the frame by a shaft 66 and engaging at its other end with the punch-slide. When the blank has been -foldedaround the horn by the forming-dies,

the punch is forced downward and forms the matching bead and groove in the lapped ends IIO pushes it along the horn from the place} where it was forme 'l'ani brings another blank in its place for forming.

In order to prevent the blank from being drawn tootightly over the horn and causing it to bind, so that it cannot be removed by the feeding mechanism, a mortise is formed in the horn, and a pad 67 is set in'the mortise and held therein by screws 68. Heavy springs 69 are placed in the mortise and press the pad outwardly. screws permit the surface of the pad to project slightly above .the margins of the mortise. The springs under the pad hold it in place while the can-body is being formed over it and are of such strength that the canbody will bend over the pad without depressing it. Consequently the amount that the pad projects above the'surface of the horn can be adjusted and the size of the can-body slightly altered thereby. The pad, however,

-will yield slightly, if necessary, when the matching bead andgroove is formed, andthe tension which may be set up in the can-body cannot exceed the strength of the springs under the pad and be great enough to bind the can-body on the horn, so that the feeding mechanism cannot remove it.

The lapped ends of the formed can-body are permanently connected by soldering, and

soldering devices are provided for this-purpose; The horn extends past these soldering devices and the can-bodies are fed along'the horn between the place where they are formed and the soldering devices and past the soldering devices.

and theiormed can-body is kept in shape after it passes from under the confining-piece at the punch by confining-fingers 70, which ress downward against the upper of .the'

apped-ends and hold the bead and groove in engagement.

to be soldered. This flux'is supplied by a wick v71 atthe lower end of-a tube 72,which leads from a cup 73, in which the fluxis con- 'tained.

The soldering device comprises a solderingiron.7 4=, which is supported in a heater consisting of aheating-box 75 and a burner 76, directed into the heater. The soldering-iron The heads of the While being fed, the matching. beads and grooves are held in engagement is an iron bar with a Wedge-shaped soldering nose at the bottom. The edge of the wedge lies parallel Vv'lllll and close to. the top of the horn. The bottom of the heating box is notched, and the soldering-iron fits loosely in the'notch. It is supported by a strip T7, which is screwed to the box and projects under a corner of the soldering-iron. .A strip 78, alsosc-rewed to the heating-box, projects across one end of the heating-box. and keeps the soldering-iron from becoming displaced endwise in the direction in which-the can bodies are fed along the horn. shown, the soldering-iron and heating-box are of-suf- ,ficient length to be in contact with-two or' three formed can-bodies at the. same time, and the heat required by the iron-necessitates two burners. Both burners are supplied which branches to the burners. The-pipeis provided with a connection for arubber. tube, and a cock 81,'through which theqgasis supplied, and is also provided withfanother' connection 82 for another tube and a cock-8'3, through which air is supplied. Thelpipezand heating-box are securely bolted to, a frame 84. This frame is hinged on aihorizontalzbar 85 and rests on a rod 86, so that thesolderirigiron will be close to but will not rest o l-the horn, and when a'can-bod passes u'nderthe soldering-iron the iron wi 1' rest on .theban body and not on the-strip screwed to the bot-" tom of the heating-box. The frame'is a com mon .support for. the burners and the box forming the heater, and they are movable to-l' gether to and from the horn about their com mon hinged support and-can be readi-l lifted together away from the horn for c eaning whenever desirable and upon the stgpping of the machine, so that the iron-need-not cool while in contact with the can-bodies. can be done by lifting the rod 86,:as the heater is too hot to be touched bythe'hand.

feeding device's. Each ofthese feedingdeis clamped to the frame witha bolt '89, the

tion, Atthe upper endofthe-lever is a flared the wire-solder is clamped and by'whichit is" fed. An eccentric 93 on the cams'haft.is conis equal to the throw of the eccentric. The amount of movement of the pivoted-jaw on the lever is adjusted by a-s'crew 95, carried by the lever and havingits end restinga ainst one arm of the jaw,-and thus indirect y the throw of the lever and the amount-ofsolder fed at each revolutionof theicam-shaft is adjusted. The frame of. eachfeeding device is nut of which-rests againsta spring'90 and I the lever consequently'moves'-.with some fricwith mixed air and gas from-the pipe 79, J

Wire-solder is used in the machine andis' I fed against the nose of the born by three i110,

vices consists of agframe 87,-to the lcraverend, of which a lever 88'is-fulcrumed'. Theslever' 'jaw- 91 and a pivotedjaw'92, between which nected by a rod 94 the pivoted gjaw, and the combined movement of the jaw-andilever supported by a stud 96, on which it is vertically adjustable, and the studs are longitudinally adjustable on a grooved slide 97, forming part of the framework of the nn.- chine. A mortise 98 is cut through the horn vertically under the nose of the solderingiron. so that in case solder should drip from the iron when there is no can-body on the horn under the iron the solder will not lodge on the horn, but will fall through the mortise.

The-horn is extended beyond the soldering devices for a distance such that the time required for the can-body to be fed over this part will be sufficient to permit the solder to cool. This is usually equal to the space occupied by at least two can-bodies. The confining-fingers are continued along this portion of the horn, and their purpose is to hold the lapped ends together after the solder has been applied until it has time to set. On a further continuation of the horn through the section where the solder sets is a recess 99, forming two Hanging-shoulders 100. The distance between these flanging-shoulders is less than the length of the can-body, so that the can-body can overlap both shoulders at the same time b the amount required for the flanges to be i brmed at both ends. There is a cushion-sleeve 101 in the recess of the same diameter as the horn. This sleeve fills the space between the flanging-shoulders and is confined by them against longitudinal movement. The thickness of the sleeve is less than the depth of the recess to allow the 3 5 sleeve to be displaced transversely to a position eccentric to the horn, so that the flanging-shoulders will be exposed on any side of the horn. Near each end of the recess and projecting from the bottom of the recess is a set of three-pins 102. The pins in each set are spaced equally around the horn and project in different directions. They press against the interior of the sleeve and normally hold it concentric with the horn, so that it will cover the flanging-shoulders and the can-bodies will not catch on the shoulders when they are being fed ast them on ,the horn. The pins are norma ly held in the positions shown in Fig. 20, with their shoulders against the bottoms of the chambers in the horn, by springs 103, contained in chambers in the horn. Some of the pins are pressed, as shown in Fig. 22, so as to compress the springs when the cushion-sleeve is eccentric to the horn.

The horn is surrounded by two chucks 104 for holding the can-body and effecting the fianging of both ends of the can-body in cooperation with the Hanging-shoulders of the horn. These chucks are provided with radial jaws 105, set in radial grooves, and the can-body is gripped between these jaws. The jaws of each of the chucks adjoin one of the flanging-shoulders of the horn. The chucks 5 are bolted "to the end of a vibrator 106 and concentric with a hole in the end of the vibrator large enough for the passage of a flanged can-body. The horn passes throu 'h the hole in the vibrator as well as through t e chucks. and the axes of the chucks and horn normally coincide. The vibrator is a bar pivoted near the middle by a shaft 107 to a pair of rocker-arms 108. It is thus supported so that it. can be rocked about the shaft 107 and the end to which the chucks are bolted vibrated along a substantially vertical axis, which is transverse to the axis of the horn and the chucks, while the other end vibrates oppositely. At the same time the vibrator can be vibrated horizontally as a whole in the direction of its length b reason of its being sup orted by the vertica rockerarms. This vi ration is also transverse to the axis of the horn and the chucks.

The horizontal vibration is effected by a cam 109, which-is attached to the cam-shaft, acting on a cam-roller 110, carried by the vibrator. The cam imparts one and one-half complete vibrations during a third of a revolution and during the remainder of the revolution holds the vibrator at rest with respect to this vibration at a point midway of the vibration.

The vertical vibration of the vibrator is effected by a cam 111, which is attached to the cam-shaft, acting on a cam-roller 112, carried by the vibrator. This cam imparts one com-- plete vibration, which commences after the other cam has made a quarter of a complete vibration and ends when the other cam has made one and one-quarter vibrations, and during the remainder of the revolution holds the vibrator at rest with res ect to this vibration at a point midway o the vibration.

The two cams are so positioned with respect I05 to each other that the horizontal vibration will be commenced a quarter of a period in advance of the vertical vibration, and both vibrations are maintained a quarter of a period apart. In consequence the axis of the chucks is first displaced from its normal position, which is coincident with the axis of the horn, to a position at one side and parallel. The two vibrations together produce a resultant circular vibratory motion of the chucks, by which the axis of the chucks is shifted a complete revolution about the axis of the horn, after which the chucks are again brought to a position concentric with the horn and the axis of the chucks coincident 12 with the axis of the born. The chucks donot revolve bodily.

The circular vibratory motion of the chucks forces the different sides of the canbody progressively into the recess in the horn 1 25 and the shoulders flange outwardly the ends of the can-body.

While the flanging is taking place the horn is clamped at a point adjoining the chucks between the fixed jaw 113 and the movable x36 jaw 11% on the lever 115. 1 This lever is op erated fromthe cam-shaft at the proper time to clear the edges of the fiang'es in order that the flanged can-body'may be removed. This to inbtion of the jaws in openin and closing is effected by circularly-.mova le plates 118,

with earn-slots 119, which receive pins 120,

attached to-the jaws. These plates are operated by a cam 121. This cam receives a camrg roller 122 on the end of an arm 123. The

arm is carried by a rock-shaft 124, which is supported in bearings cast on the vibrator.

An arm 125, also carried by the rock-shaft, is

connected by .a link 126 to the circularlysejmovable plates of both chucks "In order that the flanges at the two ends of the can-body may be ofequaldepth, it is necessary to position the can-body with respect to the chucks with more accurac than has as been found practicable with the ceding devices which feed the can-bodies along the horn past the soldering mechanism. Ga dngfingers 127' are therefore rovided. hese aresupported at the ends'o levers 128, which 3 are pivoted to studs .129, carried b one of the chucks. Y Cams 130 .on the circu arly-movable late of this chuck operate the levers,

there y setting" the. gaging=fingers and posi tioning the can'ebody as soon as the jaws start 3. to close. After the can-bodyhas beenflanged and the chucks'have opened the can-body is again brought into a concentric position with res set to the horn by the spr' s within the cus on-sleeve, and the can-hh y is pushed 40 over one of the peripheral flanging-shoulders and oif' from the free end of the horn.

The finished can-body 131 is shown in 2.5 with the matching\ bead and groove 132 in the lapped ends of t e blank and the flanged a5 ends 1330f the can-body.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

, 1'. The combination of a pick-up mechanism for sheet-metal blanks, a support for a pile of blanks under the ick-up mechanism, Y guides ion-the pile of bla on the support, a sup ort for a reserve pile of blanks at the side of the other support, a assagZ-way between 4 the supports anda'lat'c in t passage-way, which latch orms one of the guides.

2. The combination of a pick-up mechanism for. sheet-metal blanks, a support for the.

pile of blanks 'under the pick-up mechanism, guides for the pile of blankson the support, a

sup ortfor a reserve pile-of blanks at t e-slde of the other support and on a higher level, and a stepped passage-way between the supports.

'3'. The combination of a pick-up mechane I ism for sheet-metal blanks, a support for the .open, and means-for operating" the lever.

arrangement of the vparts being such that the fulcrum of the lever will be approximately on pile of blanks under the ick-up mechanism, guides for the pile ot blar-Hrs on the sup ort, a support for a reserve pile of blanks at the side of the other support and on a higher level, a ste ped passage-way between the su ports, an a latch in the passage-way, whic latch forms one of the guides.

4. The combination of a pick-up mechanism lor sheet-metal blanks, consisting of devices for seizin the blanks, means for lifting and lowering t e ick-up mechanism, a stop for the blanks s ightly below the level of thepoints of contact of the pick-up devices in their raised position, and means for removing the blanks from the pick-up devices;

5 The combination of a pick-up mechanism for sheet-metal blanks consisting of magnets, means forlifting and lowering the mag nets, an air-cushion for regulating the ap proach of the magnets to the blanks, and an adjustable vent for the air-cushion.

6. The combination of a horn, a clam ingbar -for clamping sheet-metal body-blan s in contact with the horn, guides for the blanks supported by the clamping-bar, means for 6 operating the clamping-bar, and means for i formin can-bodies on the horn. 1

7. T e combination of a horn, a clamping bar for clamping sheet-metal body-blanks in contact with the horn, curved forming-dies hinged to the clamping-bar, and means for operating the clam mg-bar and forming-dies for forming can-ho ies on the horn. 1

8. The combination of a horn, a clampingbar for clamping sheet-metal body-blanks in contact with the horn, guides for the blanks, supported by, the clamp1ng-bar, curved forming-dies hinged to the clamping bar, and means for operating the clamping-bar and forming-dies for forming can-bodies on the horn. I

9. The combination of a horn, curved forming-dies, hinged su ports for the formin -dies, links connects to the forming-dies, a lever to which the links from both dies are connected, the arrangement of the parts heing such that the fulcrum of the lever will be approximately on aprojection of a right line passing throu .h the ends of the link connected to one of t e dies when the dies are closed '1 15 around the horn, and the fulcrum of the lever will be-appro rimately on a right line passing throu h andbetween the ends of the link connecte to the other die when the dies are 12 10. The cgmbina-tion of a horn,- curved forming-diea- -hinged su ports for the form- 'in .-dies, links connecte to the forming-dies, a l ver, ajcommon oin-t on the lever to which the links from-bot dies are connected, the

a promotion of a right line passing throu h the endsof the'link connected to one of the dies whenthe dies are closed around the horn, 130

and the' fulcrum of the lever will be approximately on a right line passing throu h and between the ends of the link connected to the other die when the dies are open, and means for operating the lever.

11. The combination of a horn, a clamping-bar for clamping sheet-metal body-blanks in contact with the horn, curved formingdies, hinged supports for the forming-dies, links connected to the forming-dies, a cam for 0 erating the clamping-bar and a lever to which the links from both dies are connected, the cam and lever being rigidly connected and mounted on a common pivot, and means for operating the cam and lever.

12. The combination of a horn, a clamping-bar for clamping sheet-metal body-blanks in contact with the horn, curved formingdies, hinged supports for the forming-dies, links connected to the forming-dies, a cam for operating the clamping-bar, a gear-segment integral with the cam, a lever to which the links from both-dies are connected, the cam, gear-segment and lever being rigidly connected and mounted on a common pivot, and means for operating the gear-segment.

13. The combination of a horn, curved forming-dies, hinged supports for the forming-dies, guiding-lugs on the forming-dies,

and means fo'r operating the forming-dies for forming can-bodies on the horn.

14. The combination of a horn, a longitudinal groove in the horn, means for folding sheet-metal blanks around the hOlH and lapping the ends over the groove in the horn, a punch for forming matching beads and grooves in the lap ed ends, a confining-piece for the lapped en s supported by the punch, a spring for holding the confining-piece in contact with the la ped ends when the punch is withdrawn, an means for feeding the formed can-bodies along the horn.

15. The combination of a horn, means for forming sheet-nietal blanks around the horn and lapping the ends over the born, a punch for formin matching beads and grooves in the lapped ends, a longitudinal guidinggroove for the formed can-bodies, soldering devices adjoining the horn for the formed can-bodies, means adjoining the guidinggroove and between the punch and soldering devices for confining the lapped ends against the horn, and means for feeding the formed can-bodies along the horn between the punch and soldeiing devices.

16. The combination of a horn, a longitudinal groove in the horn, means for forming sheet-metal blanks around the horn and lapping the ends over the groove in the horn, a punch for forming matching beads and grooves in the lapped ends, soldering devices adjoining the horn forthe formed can-bodies, means adjoining the groove in the horn and between the punch and soldering devices for confining the lapped ends against the horn,

and means for feeding the formed can-bodies along the horn between the punch and soldering devices.

, 17. The combination of a horn, a longitudinal groove in the horn, means for forming sheet-rrctal blanks around the horn and lapping the ends over the groove in the horn, a punch for forming matching beads and grooves in the lapped ends, soldering devices adjoining the ho: n for the formed can-bodies, a series of confining-fingers adjoining the groove in the horn and between the punch and soldering devices, and means for feeding the formed can'bodies along the horn between the punch and soldering devices.

18. The combination of a horn for receiving formed can-bodies with lapped ends, a longitudinal guiding-groove for both lapped ends, means adjoining the guidingroove for confining the lapped ends against the horn, soldering devices adjoining the horn for soldering the formed can-bodies, and means for feeding the formed can-bodies along the horn past the soldering devices.

19. In a machine for soldering the side seams of can-bodies with lapped ends bent to lie together but not locked, the lapped ends havin matching beads and grooves and the inner Tapped end of each can-body having an inwardly-projccting head, the combination of a born, a longitudinal guiding and holding groove in the horn for receiving the matching beads and grooves of the can-bodies, a, pressure member adjoining the groove in the horn for holding the matching beads and grooves of the can-bodies in the guiding and holding groove of the horn, soldering devices adjoining the hoin for soldering the side seams of the formed can-bodies, and means for feeding the formed can-bodies along the horn past the soldering devices.

20. In a machine for soldering the side seams of can-bodies with lapped ends bent to lie together but not locked, the lapped ends having matching beads and grooves and the inner lapped end of each can-body having an inwardly-projecting head, the combination of a horn, a longitudinal guiding and holding groove in the ho1n for receiving the matching beads and grooves of the can-bodies, a series of confining-fingers adjoining the roove in the how for holding the matching lieads and a -K a a grooves of the can-bod1esh1 the 'iuding and holding groove of the horn, soldering devices adjoining the hoin for soldering the side seams of the formed can-bodies, andmeans for feeding the formed can-bodies along the horn past the soldering devices.

21. The combination of a horn, means-for forming can-bodies around the horn, a soldering device, a longitudinally-adjustable solder-feeding device and a support on which the solder-feeding device is adjustable parallel with the horn, and means for feeding canbodies along the horn.

, 22. The combination of a horn'r'or receiving can bodies, a soldering device, a plurality of longitudinally adjustable solder-feeding devices and a support on which the solderfeeding devices are independently adjustable parallel with the horn, and means for feeding can-bodies along the horn,

23. The combination of a horn, means for forming can-bodies around the horn, a solder- 10 ing device, a plurality of longitudinally-adjustable solder-feeding devices and a support on which the solder-feeding devices are independently adjustable parallel with the horn, and means for feeding can-bodies along the horn. i

24. A solder-feeding device consisting of a reciprocating part, jaws carried by the reciprocating part, one of which is movable with respect to the reciprocating part, means 2 for adjusting the amount of opening of the jaws, and means applied to the movable jaw for operating successively the jaws and reciprocating art.

. 25. A sol er-feeding device consisting of a 2 5 lever, a pair of jaws carried by the lever, one of which is movable with respect to the lever, means for adjusting the amout of opening of the jaws, and means applied to the movable jaw for operating successively the jaws and the lever.

26. The herein-described cooperating parts consisting of a chuck for holding a can-body and a device for flangi ng the end of the canbody, the axes of the cooperating parts being normally coincident, in combination with separate means for vibrating one of the cooperating p'arts along two axes at right angles to the axes of the cooperating parts without rotating either. cooperating part.

27. The herein-described cooperating parts consisting of a chuck for holding a can-body and a device for flanging the end of the canbody, the axes :of the cooperating parts being normally coincident, in combination with means for imparting a circular vibratory motion-to one of the cooperating parts shifting its axis about the axis of the other part, and means for preventing the bodily rotation of both cooperating parts.

28. The herein-described cooperating parts consisting of a chuck for holding a can-body J and a horn for receiving the can-body provided with means for flanging the end of the can-body, the axes of the cooperating parts being normally. coincident, in combination with means for imparting a circular vibratory motion to one of the cooperating parts shifting its axis about the axis of the-other part, and means for preventing the bodily rotation o 0 both cooperating parts. i

29. The herein-described cooperating parts consisting of a chuck for holding a can-body and a horn provided with means for flanging the end of the can-body, the axes of the oooperating parts being normally-coincident,

in combination with means for imparting a circular vibratory motion to one of the cooperating parts shifting its axis about the axis of the other part, means for preventing the bodily rotation of both cooperating parts, and means for forming can-bodies from canbody blanks around the horn and forming the seams thereof.

30. The herein-described cooperating arts consisting of a chuck for holding a canody and a horn for receiving the can-body" provided with Hanging-shoulders and a recess between the shoulders, the axes of the cooperating parts being normally coincident, in combination with means for imparting a circular vibratory motion to one of the cooperating parts shifting its axis about the axis of the other part.

31. The herein-described cooperating arts consisting of a chuck for holding a canody and a horn for receiving the can-body provided with flanging-shoulders, a recess between the shoulders and a suitably-supported cushion-sleeve located within the recess, the axes, of the cooperating parts being ncr- 9.0 mally coincident, in combination with means forimparting a circular vibratory motion to one of the cooperating arts shifting its axis about the axis of the ot er part. I

32. The herein-described cooperating arts 5 consisting of a chuck for holding a'canody and a horn for receiving the can-body prp, vided with flanging-shoulders, a recess be-. tween the shoulders, a cushion-sleeve located within the recess, and spring-sup orts be we tween the recess in the horn and t e sleeve, the axes of the cooperating parts being normally coincident, in combination with means for imparting a circular vibratory motion to one of the cooperating parts shifting its axis about the axis of the other part.

33. The herein-described cooperating parts consisting of a chuck for holding a can-body and a device for Hanging the end of the canbody, the axes of the cooperating parts bein no normally coincident, in combination wit 1 means for closing the chuck and means for imparting a circular vibratory motion to one of the cooperating parts shiftingL-its axis about the axis of the other part,

-34. The herein-described cooperating parts consisting of a chuck for holding a can-bodyand a horn for receiving the can-body provided with means for flanging the end of the can-body, the axes of the cooperating parts being normally coincident, in combmation with means for closing the chuck and means for imparting a circular vibratory motion to one of the cooperating parts shitting its axis about the axis of the 0th "art.

35. The herein-de er'ibz izoopefating parts consisting of a e ck for holding a can-body and a born for receiving the can-bodyprovided with fianging-shoulders, a recess between the shoulders and a suitably-supported]! 30 5 

